HamptonianCoDrone Academy
Precision agriculture · Mission 3

Green Rows

Read the field. Help it grow. · Operation HARVEST · 3 days suggested (1–7)

Part of a test field is turning yellow, and nobody knows why yet. Farmers use drones to scout crops row by row and spot trouble — dry patches, pests, or nutrient problems — before it spreads. Your crew will fly low and steady along the rows and sample the trouble spots.

Try the first challenge
Learning targets
  • ◆ I can fly a low, steady path at a set height.
  • ◆ I can plan a row-by-row survey that covers the field efficiently.
  • ◆ I can explain how farmers use drone data to make decisions.
Skills & CoDrone topics
Flight precisionMission planningProblem solvingFlight pathsFlight controlsSensors and obstacle detectionBatteries and equipment care
Crew roles
  • Pilot: Flies the rows at a steady height.
  • Mission Commander: Plans the row order and logs each sample.
  • Engineer / Safety Observer: Watches the battery, height and the pivot zone.

Simulator challenges

FlightCraft
Low and Level

Hold a steady 1 m hover over the field for 3 seconds and land at the barn pad.

Fly it →
SH8 m × 8 m · grid 1 m · dashed = overhead
Mission Mayhem
Row Scout

Survey the test field row by row. Hold low over each sample point until the crop sensor reading completes, stay out of the irrigation pivot, and land at the barn.

Fly it →
Row 3 sampleRow 7 sampleRow 11 sampleSH8 m × 8 m · grid 1 m · dashed = overhead
CodePilot
Lawnmower Pattern

Program a three-row lawnmower survey with a sample hover at the end of each row, finishing on the barn pad.

Fly it →
Row A endRow B endRow C endSH8 m × 8 m · grid 1 m · dashed = overhead
Crisis Mode
Storm Front

A storm is coming. Sample the two most at-risk rows before the wind builds, then land at the barn.

Fly it →
Row 4Row 12SH8 m × 8 m · grid 1 m · dashed = overhead
Classroom flight · 25 min
Row Flight

Fly straight and level along a taped crop row at about 1 m and land at the barn.

  • ☐ Stayed over the row the whole way
  • ☐ Kept a steady height
  • ☐ Landed on the barn pad
  • ☐ Rotated roles with clear call-outs
Classroom flight · 45 min
Crop Health Color Survey

Program the lawnmower survey and use the color sensors to read green/yellow/red 'plant health' cards.

  • ☐ Survey plan covered every row
  • ☐ Read and recorded color sensor data
  • ☐ Compared sensor readings to the real cards and explained any mismatch
  • ☐ Safe coded flight
Simulated vs. real

Multispectral crop sensor (simulated): Hovering over a sample point reads plant health (simulated NDVI). Real CoDrone EDU: CoDrone EDU has no multispectral camera. Its two bottom color sensors can read colored cards — crews use green, yellow and red cards to stand in for healthy, stressed and failing plants.

Mission conclusion
Field report delivered.

You found the stressed rows, the dry patch and the pest damage — and the farmer can treat only what needs it. Less water, less spray, healthier crops.

Careers: Precision agriculture specialist · Agronomist · Farm drone operator